CVS Trip: 11-16-09: $1.27 OOP

I did great this trip here is what I got:

- 4 jars of Rag spaghetti sauce
- 3 jars Skippy peanut butter
- 2 cans of black olives
- 1 bottle of Dry Idea powder fresh deodorant
- 3 toys (Christmas gifts)

I paid OOP (OOP means out of my pocket) $1.27 that was with tax included and then got back $8.00 ECB back(ECB means Extra Care Bucks) Looking forward to hopefully good deals this upcoming weekend!

CVS- 11-12-09- $1.79 OOP (out of pocket)

I bought:
- 2 bottle of John Freida Root Awakening shampoo and conditioner for dry hair.
-3 boxes of Halloween temporary tattoes for next Halloween to give instead of candy.
- 4 packs of Razzles gum (stockings)
- 4 packs of Wonka Kazzoozles (stocking -1 I had to try in "Yota")
- 1 pack of chewy sweetarts (John's stocking)

Paid: $1.79 with tax included and got back $5.00 from the John Freida ECB's (Extra Care Bucks) to use on next weeks deals. All candy was 90% off!

Giant PA Trip : 10-17-09

This was last weeks Giant trip that took until Saturday evening to do. I was pretty pleased for what I got especially the Hatfield hot and sweet sausage. The store brands I have tried have they all had those chewy yucky pieces in them. So I'll make some sausage sandwiches with peppers and onions and also use for cajun red beans and rice which was a recipe I tried a few months ago that we really liked a lot!

Oh and I love Ronozi smart taste pasta it's my favorite. It has a nice texture when cooked.




Total before store deal and coupons: $58.46
Saved with store deals and coupons: $32.69

Total spent: $26.11























Renee~

*** Denny's Deal ***

Just thought I would share a great deal for familes with kids trying to pinch pennies yet be able to afford to take the kiddos out for a treat. My local Denny's every Tuesday and Saturday have kids night that kids eat for FREE. For every adult you get 2 FREE kids meals.

Drinks are not for free but you could always get plain water with a lemon for kids. But the deal gets better when the adults purchase 2 entrees with 2 beverages. In the 3-29-09 Smartsource insert there are coupons for Denny's on the very back page. There is a B1G1 Free coupon for 2 adult entrees and 2 drinks. So the family can all eat for CHEAP!

You could switch it up and share the adult drinks with the kids or however you want to do it. But thought I would post. Coupons expire 5-15-09

Renee:)

Underneath it all

Underneath everything that has come our way we are so grateful to just be here together as a family. No obstacle can break our spirit down. Setbacks, economy, very slow business, long term illness all can bring my spirits down. But in order to survive the bare basic necessities are all we need.

FAITH
FAMILY
FOOD
CLOTHING
WARMTH

A newer car, nicer clothes, and better things are just a drop in the bucket right now and are the least of my worries. I hold my husband tight, my children close and be thankful everyday like it is the last.

With Spring air in the midst of my day new cells of thinking are on their way. What can I do is the most of my thoughts....

What can I do to make my home nicer without spending?

What can I do to make my husband feel how grateful we all are for his efforts in providing for our family?

What can I do to make my children feel special, what is on their minds right now?

What can I do to better myself and think of ideas of how to bring extra money at home yet still be at home with my children?

There are so many more things that have recently come up in this mom brain of mine. Curious what some of you have been thinking recently about your lives, or what is in store for you in the next few months?

Blessings:: Nay

Small spaces makes big faces :) :) :) :)

Children love their very own spaces. Special places that they can call their own to feel safe and nurtured when they need some down time. I had a huge hydrangea bush that billowed over that I had some of the best alone time moments a little girl could have had. Mud pies, special flower soup for my dolls, and just plain pretending.

Here is our 4 yr. old son with a little space I can up with this morning in a matter of minutes. The flameless candle is great for a no-flame light when the doors are closed and he wants to pretend he is camping out and reading story.

I'm Here... Really!

Don't you worry my friends I am here still alive, breathing the fresh Autumn air. The past two months have been chaotic here in the family household. When I do have time I will post some more and visit so many of the blogs that I have missed these past few weeks.

Family comes first then computer. Life happens with all the twists and turns. Note to myself what really needs to be done this week:

- Send out way over due little girl clothing to a special lady with two little girls.

- Send out money to get health insurance to kick in (hoping very soon) My knee needs to be operated on once again and I can not tolerate this pain much longer.

Our home is getting pest-ified today- mice in the attic and it bothers me the pitter patter of little rodent feet. Our home is also getting carpet upstairs and downstairs so everything is in bunches in the rooms that are not getting carpeted.

It's a tornado like moving week yet everything does not go into another home it goes right back in each room. Taking everything downstairs from the three rooms upstairs has really irritated my arthritis laden knee so I had to ask for help...hard for me but did.

One thing I have to say for all the no credit card lovin people we saved money for the carpet with no debt to come out of this.

This fall my husband and I decided to put some hay that is stocked in our shed for our great dane Shane and we put it in the utility wagon. We either use the riding tractor the ATV and slow like a turtle pull the children around the mountain. They love it! And it's great seeing all the changing leaves and also the wildlife around here.

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Menu plans for the week include: homemade pizza with salad, crockpot beef roast with corn and mashed potatoes, roasted chicken with scalloped potaoes and green beans, mini meatloves with buttered rice and glazed baby carrots, stuffed peppers with garlic noodles, homemade chicken pot pie since we will have leftover chicken this week.

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What else are you cooks coming up with for the week?